[Hlthpol] Nancy Cooper receives Riland Medal from New York Institute of Technology

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Nancy,
   Simple words cannot express the gratitude for your patience and teaching
skills that most of us sorely needed while under your tutelage ( and
probably still do). An honor so well deserved. Congratulations !!!     Rod
Wiseman, D.O., FACOFP  HPF Class of 2006

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Barbara Greenwald < bgreenwa at nyit.edu 
>wrote:

> Each fall, during its convocation for health professions students, the New 
> York Institute of Technology (NYIT), which is the parent school of the New 
> York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM), awards a Riland Medal (named 
> in honor of its founding trustee, W. Kenneth Riland) to those individuals 
> who have made significant contributions to the improvement of health care, 
> medical research, health policy, osteopathic philosophy, and community 
> service. *This year, the Riland Medal for health policy was awarded to 
> Nancy Cooper, the program coordinator and policy guru for the AOA National 
> Health Policy Fellowship. *Due to the death of a close friend, Cooper was 
> unable to attend the NYIT Convocation. She was presented with the Riland 
> Medal by HPF founder and  NYIT Vice President of Health Sciences and Medical 
> Affairs, Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, on Sept. 27 during the graduation of the 
> 2008/09 Health Policy Fellowship class. 
>  
> Nancy Cooper's policy expertise, coupled with an extensive network of 
> health policy leaders, has enabled fellowship participants to develop health 
> policy expertise that the osteopathic profession can draw upon. Under her 
> dynamic leadership, the Health Policy Fellowship program has prepared 
> emerging professional leaders to serve in policy positions inside and 
> outside of the profession. Fellows have been called upon to staff 
> committees, commissions and task forces at the federal and state levels; 
> provide testimony to governmental agencies on issues relevant to osteopathic 
> medicine; and develop policy positions on emerging health policy issues for 
> the profession. The program has housed and trained nine AOA 
> Trustees--including the current AOA president and president-elect, 10 deans 
> of osteopathic medical schools, 45 members of the AOA House of Delegates, 
> and several other leaders in the profession. 
>  
> Cooper manages all aspects of the fellowship program, regularly 
> collaborates with state and federal policymakers and political leaders, and 
> serves as a mentor to all of the program participants as they delve into the 
> complexities of broad healthcare issues. Her superb analytical and editorial 
> skills have facilitated the publication of fellows' policy papers in 
> peer-reviewed journals and research presentations at state and specialty 
> college conventions/meetings, as well as the annual AOA convention. 
>  
> Cooper graduated from Ohio University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science 
> Degree in Education and certifications to teach English, psychology, and 
> reading. She has taught high school and college students, illiterate adults, 
> prison inmates and the learning disabled. She began her service to 
> osteopathic medicine fifteen years ago as a learning specialist for medical 
> students at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens. 
> In 2000, she became the writing instructor and editor for the Health Policy 
> Fellowship, and in 2003, she became the Program Coordinator. 
>  
> Cooper has never lost her commitment and attachment to community.  In 
> addition to working in health policy, Cooper serves as a volunteer Court 
> Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem (CASA/GAL) for abused and 
> neglected children. In 2006, she received regional and state recognition for 
> her work when she was named *Athens County CASA/GAL of the Year *and the *Ohio 
> CASA/GAL of the Year.* 
>  
> Barbara Greenwald, Project Development Coordinator 
> Office of the Vice President for 
> Health Sciences and Medical Affairs 
> New York Institute of Technology 
> Old Westbury, New York 11568-8000 
> Phone: (516) 686-3958bgreenwa at nyit.edu 
 
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